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Board elections will be held at our upcoming May 17th meeting, and we are seeking new board members to join the community conversation. Now is your chance to join the KNA board and let your voice be heard. If you live, work or own property in the neighborhood, being on the board is great opportunity to gain leadership skills, connect with neighbors, and give input about the future of the neighborhood. We would love to have you on board!

Board members serve for our entire neighborhood -- we need more people to share the love and sustain our organization. We are in need of people to fill board positions and volunteers to help keep our annual events alive & healthy.

A fun upcoming event is the annual National Night Out planned for Tuesday, August 1st. Each year, over 500 neighbors join us for an evening of fun with live music, free food and raffle prizes from local businesses.

Help coordinate activities, be a volunteer for the event and we can show you the ropes. The picnic is a wonderful gathering of neighbors for live music, food, fun, raffle prizes from local businesses.

Open board positions are a Treasurer, Landuse, SE Uplift Board member and Crime Prevention Chair. We also can always use help on the Communications committee, specifically updating the website (www.kernspdx.org) and posting to our Facebook page.

Please consider becoming an active member of our board so we can continue to be a thriving neighborhood organization. We can't do it without your help! If you are interested in helping, please email: kernsna@gmail.com.

Call 9-1-1 for immediate threats to life or property and crimes in progress.

Call the police non-emergency number 503-823-3333 to report crime that has already occurred if the suspect is long gone. You can also call if you are witnessing suspicious activity that is not an immediate threat.

Report online at portlandoregon.gov/police/cor for certain crimes with no suspects such as car prowls and theft of items from publicly accessible spaces. Not all crimes can be reported here, so please review the criteria before you file a report.

The event will be held on Saturday, May 13th. Beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 1:00 p.m.

For more information contact Rebecca Ramach at (503) 416-7082 or rebeccar@oregonhumane.org.

See Graffiti? Abandoned Car? Potholes?

PDX Reporter App Is Easy To Use

The PDX Reporter App lets you use your smartphone to document and submit reports about issues relating to publicly maintained areas, including:

* Abandoned autos

* Graffiti and tags

* Illegal parking

* Park maintenance needs

* Plugged street drains

* Potholes

* Sidewalk issues

* Failed or failing streetlights

The app lets you quickly identify the issue with a description, photo and its location. Then submit and your report will be sent to the City of Portland. You can even track the results of issues you report. You'll need to set up an account before submitting your first report.

The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability's food program connects you to over 100 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) neighborhood drop-off points and 21 farmers markets.

Interested in getting fresh food from local farmers delivered right to your door? Our interactive map can help you locate convenient CSA drop points in your neighborhood, connect you with a regional farmer and pick your own produce.

Portland also boasts dozens of farmers markets all over the city. Check out our farmers market map to find one near you.

If you are interested in exploring the idea of the Kerns Neighborhood being a Sanctuary Neighborhood to support the City of Portland's stand on immigration and deportations, get in touch with Kelly at portlandkelly@gmail.com.

This may be a symbolic gesture to show support or we may be able to develop more specific actions around deportations and/or potential loss of funding as a result of Portland's Sanctuary City status.

Public Participation in EPA's National Regulatory Reform

Seek Public Input On Existing Regulations

Public Participation in EPA's National Regulatory Reform Regulatory Reform Task Force, and directed EPA program offices to seek public input on existing regulations and report findings to the Task Force by May 15.

Comment period ends May 15, 2017.

How to Comment: You may submit comments in writing, using Email, Docket or mail. Submit comments to: Email: Laws-Regs@epa.gov Docket:

If you have a security camera at your house or business-or if you have a game camera in your yard.

It can be helpful in identifying package theft suspects who step up to porches and steal deliveries.

It's most helpful if you have your recording time set to a minimum of two weeks before the footage is recorded over, in case it takes a while for investigators to locate where incidents have occurred (or if you've realized that an ordered parcel hasn't arrived).

Knowing ahead of time where cameras exist can save investigative time and resources when a crime occurs in your neighborhood and may help solve and prevent crime.

Nextdoor NE Kerns, a private neighborhood social network that requires your address to join. Kerns is broken down into 2 sections, inner and outer. This page is not moderated by the KNA. Examples of how people are using Nextdoor: sharing events, asking for recommendations, organizing a community-wide yard sale, setting up playdates, getting the word out about a break-in, finding a lost pet, or planning for an emergency.

Summer Cultural Exchange for Kerns Families!!!

Host a student from France, Spain, or Japan for 2 - 4 weeks in July, August, or September and build connections across the world through friendship!

The international students are coming to share cultures, practice English, and become part of an American family. Some students will be taking English classes from 9am to 5pm, M-F, at Portland State,

While others will be immersed in their host families' daily lives and will not have any scheduled program obligations.

Students bring their own spending money and are covered by comprehensive medical and accident insurance.